01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 11 November 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £308,845
- Latest expenditure
- £386,131
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: ACORN PRE SCHOOL & THE MIGHTY OAKS, SCHOOL LANE, SHEFFORD, SCHOOL LANE, Shefford, SG17 5XA
02 Activities
What the charity does
We offer Early Years Education for children aged from 2 to 5. We also offer wrap around care for children attending our pre-school as well as the local lower and middle schools. We are Ofsted registered and operate within the town of Shefford.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £308,845
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £386,131
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £35
- Fin Period Start Date
- 11 November 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 8 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £308,845
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £386,131
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 165627
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 10 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £35
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 11 November 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Central Bedfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ACORN PRE-SCHOOL & THE MIGHTY OAKS
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-10-24T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1042353
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1042353
- Assoc Charity Name
- ACORN PLAYGROUP (SHEFFORD)
- Charity Name
- ACORN PRE-SCHOOL & THE MIGHTY OAKS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-11-11T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 11 Nov 2022
- Charitable Objects
- THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENTAND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY:(1) PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY;(2) PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT;(3) PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING;(4) PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;(5) PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; AND(6) FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.
09 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures